e-volved living

I feel like a fish out of water a lot of the time, but I acknowledge that I’m also the one who jumped out of the bowl/river/lake/ocean to flap around in discomfort while figuring out a way back into the water.
I am grateful for the knowledge that I have the power to jump out and [...]

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I like this Bill Harris’ writings and I think his message here is one of the true keys to living happily as a human being.
A couple of concepts he mentions, which are recurring themes in my life: the beauty of the rainbow is in gazing up at whatever sliver of it you are lucky enough [...]

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I’m doing some research on the Joseph Campbell Foundation and grants offered by the Opus Archives and Research Center.  I’m reading Cambell’s bio and notice that in 1953 he was “appointed President of the Creative Film Foundation.”  I do a google search on “Creative Film Foundation” and haven’t found it yet, but came across the [...]

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This photo will make sense when you get to the final paragraph.
The more I tune in to current reality, the more I show up and pay attention, the more I am Now Here, the more synchronicities I have the pleasure of experiencing. Each occurrence is a sign that I am in harmony with the [...]

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Yesterday I found myself with low energy,  easily annoyed and frustrated, and feeling impatient.  I felt my tight mouth and serious eyes and knew how much better a smile, smiling eyes, and some laughter would feel.  I was able to step far enough outside of my reality to observe it, and that is a step [...]

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I read this quote the other day:
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
I think it was attributed to Winston Churchill, and I also saw a variation attributed to Harry Truman.
I’m sure it has been said, in many ways, by many people throughout time.  And, like many [...]

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So, trying to be consistently mindful of the my mind! Kind of bizarre, really, to be using the brain to think about what the brain is doing. Hmmm. It goes deeper than that, though, because I don’t believe there is a separation between the mind, body, and spirit. And what are [...]

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